Business Studies Revisionery Test 4

The next step in the process of selection after Job offer
is:

• (a) Medical examination

  
  

• (b) Selection decision

  
  

• (c) Employment interview

  
  

• (d) Contract of employment

  
  

In planning, generally managers have to follow pre
determined plans and they are not in a position to change
it. This statement highlights the following limitation of
planning:

• (a) Planning may not work in a dynamic environment

  
  

• (b) Planning does not guarantee success

  
  

• (c) Planning leads to rigidity

  
  

• (d) Planning is time-consuming

  
  

Identify the external source of recruitment illustrated by
the picture given below:

• (a) Recommendation of Employees

  
  

• (b) Labour Contractors

  
  

• (c) Campus Recruitment

  
  

• (d) Employment Exchange

  
  

Resident Welfare Association (RWA) of Noida, Sector 15
decided to organise Diwali mela on the eve of Diwali. They
listed all the activities to be done, grouped them as per
their nature and assigned the activities/duties to different
people of their association. After completion of the mela
they found that it was not a success. While analysing the
reasons the President of RWA found that mere allocation
of work was not enough in the organisation. He found that
an important step in the organising process was missing.
Identify the step from the following:

• (a) Assignment of duties

  
  

• (b) Establishing authority and reporting relationships

  
  

• (c) Identification and division of work

  
  

• (d) Departmentalisation

  
  

Management helps in providing good quality products
and services, creating employment opportunities, adopting
new technology for the greater good of the people and leads
the path towards growth and development.
This highlights the following point of importance of
management:

• (a) Management helps in achieving group goals.

  
  

• (b) Management creates a dynamic organisation.

  
  

• (c) Management helps in the development of society.

  
  

• (d) Management helps in achieving personal objectives.

  
  

Hitesh and Reena are entrepreneurs. They noticed that
every year in the months of November and December,
Delhi, the capital city of India, witnesses poor air quality
and rise in pollution levels. They also observed that
nowadays people are more concerned about quality of life.
Sensing the need, they were the first to bring into the
market a new ‘Anti-Pollution W-98 Mask’ which was not
only helpful in combating the pollution but also in
increasing the life expectancy of people.
Their venture saw a massive success as there was no
competitor.
From the following, identify the importance of Business
Environment highlighted above:

• (a) Business Environment helps the firm to identify threats
  and early warning signals.

  
  

• (b) Business Environment helps in tapping useful
  resources.

  
  

• (c) Business Environment helps in improving performance.

  
  

• (d) Business Environment enables the firm to identify the
  opportunities and in getting the first mover advantage.

  
  

Neeraj is the Director of ‘Tulip Public School’ having
2000 students. There are two Headmasters - one for Senior
classes and another for Junior classes. 50 teachers are
under the supervision of the Senior Headmaster and 60
teachers
under the supervision of the Junior Headmaster. No
teacher working under the supervision of the Senior
Headmaster is happy and satisfied, which is affecting the
result of the Senior classes. On the other hand the teachers
working under the supervision of the Junior Headmaster
are performing their duties willingly and achieving their
objectives. All the teachers are happy and satisfied. The
Director, Neeraj can feel how nicely the Junior Headmaster
was managing his classes.
The characteristic of management discussed above is:

• (a) Management is a goal-oriented process

  
  

• (b) Management is a dynamic function

  
  

• (c) Management is an intangible force

  
  

• (d) Management is a continuous process

  
  

Plastic utensils are often used as a low cost, convenient
option for business or personal use. These utensils are
lightweight, easy to transport and can be disposed off easily
instead of cleaned and reused. But plastic utensils are
harmful from health point of view and create various
environmental issues. Nowadays health and fitness trend is
becoming popular. People are looking for different
alternatives and have started opting for paper-made, steel
or glass utensils which has tremendously increased the
demand of these products.
The above para discusses an important dimension of
Business Environment which is:

• (a) Economic Environment

  
  

• (b) Social Environment

  
  

• (c) Technological Environment

  
  

• (d) Political Environment

  
  

Which of the following function of management
measures the progress of objectives and guides the
organisation to keep it on the right track so that
organizational goals might be achieved?

• (a) Planning

  
  

• (b) Staffing

  
  

• (c) Directing

  
  

• (d) Controlling

  
  

‘AN Stationery Ltd.’ is manufacturing various items of
stationery like pencils, erasers, gel-pens, ball-pens, etc. The
Production Manager, Ghanshyam is very particular about
the efficiency of production, which he measures by

counting the number of pieces produced and number of defective pieces
in a batch. By doing this he is performing an important
function of management which is:

• (a) Directing

  
  

• (b) Controlling

  
  

• (c) Organising

  
  

• (d) Planning